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The Dig is Detour Detroit’s home for real estate, housing and development dirt. The Dig is bringing you stories, analysis and how-to guides about the built environment across Detroit’s 143 square miles. Sign up for The Dig newsletter, launching Fall 2020, to make sure you never miss a story.

What the wildest train station renovations in America could mean for Detroit
Yes, the entire world knows that Ford bought the abandoned Michigan Central Station. But what on earth will they do
Detroit’s sneaker scene is all grown up and cashing in
On October 18, 1984, a Chicago Bulls rookie stepped onto the court at Madison Square Garden for a pre-season game
Storytellers in search of what’s truthful and real, across Detroit’s 139 square miles
In Hart Plaza this weekend, shimmering light seemed to drench all comers to Motor City Pride. It reflected purple hues
Eat fugly food, save the world: Flashfood launches in Detroit
You know when you’re checking out some buzzy new app, only to get the “Sorry, not yet available in your
Do we want to be the Motor City, or the Mobility City?
Can Detroit become a mobility city without some sort of regional transit agency to guide it?
Hit on like these looks
Mom designs and sews the clothes. Aili chooses her outfit and practices poses. The whole family goes location scouting, and
What the Bus?!
Last edition, Detour dove into the details of the proposed Detroit regional transit plan and the Regional Transit Authority’s urgent maneuvering to
Meet the District Detroit’s defender
With the constant drone of construction, bumper-to-bumper traffic and flurry of development announcements, it’s obvious something is going on in “The
Remembering Asian Village, a Detroit development project that crashed and burned
Take a trip back in time for the story of Asian Village -- an early New Detroit success story that
You can’t cut corners in Corktown
As everyone holds their breaths waiting to hear Ford’s plans, a townhouse development may seem like small potatoes. But it’s